Jurgen Habermas: Discourse Ethics and the Development of a Contemporary Christian Ethic

dc.contributor.advisor	Richardson, Kurt A.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ford, John MIchael	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Divinity College	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-18T17:05:26Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-18T17:05:26Z
dc.date.created	2014-01-07	en_US
dc.date.issued	2003-04	en_US
dc.description.abstract	<p>The purpose of this thesis is to introduce the reader to the person and work of social philosopher and social theorist Jürgen Habermas. It introduces pertinent aspects of Habermas's biography, and surveys a portion of his library of writings. It then explains Habermas's communication theory, specifically his theory of communicative action. Then, Habermas's theory of discourse ethics is introduced and explicated. This thesis culminates with an examination of the appropriateness and applicability of Habermas's theory of discourse ethics for the development of a contemporary Christian ethic.</p>	en_US
dc.description.degree	Master of Divinity (M.Div)	en_US
dc.identifier.other	opendissertations/8700	en_US
dc.identifier.other	9785	en_US
dc.identifier.other	4966336	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11375/13867
dc.subject	Divinity College	en_US
dc.subject	Christianity	en_US
dc.subject	Christianity	en_US
dc.title	Jurgen Habermas: Discourse Ethics and the Development of a Contemporary Christian Ethic	en_US
dc.type	thesis	en_US

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